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Balrothery

Village in County Dublin, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Balrothery
native_name
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Image:Balrothery Church 2 Sep2015.jpg
image_caption	Balrothery Church Tower
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	Left
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Leinster
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	County Dublin
subdivision_type3	Local government area
subdivision_name3	Fingal
population_total	2282
population_as_of	2022
population_footnotes

Balrothery () is a village and civil parish located in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The town has historically been called Baile Ruairí in Irish (Town of Ruairí).

The 2022 census population for Balrothery was 2,282.

Geography

The village is located about 2 km south of Balbriggan on the R132, previously the old N1 Dublin-Belfast road.

History

Entrance to St. Peter's church and graveyard - now the heritage centre

Balrothery is also the name of two ancient baronies in the old county of Dublin. Although largely obsolete now, these administrative units have their origins in the Norman conquest of Ireland. A single feudal barony of Balrothery was held in 1343 by Richard Costentyn for one knight's fee. It is one of the seven which constituted the overlordship of Fingal dating back to 1208. It was later split into the baronies of Balrothery East and Balrothery West. Since 1994, the barony has been an integral part of the modern county of Fingal. The village and eponymous civil parish are located in Balrothery East. It is dominated by the tower of the medieval church of St Peter, which stands on the southern edge of the village. The church has now been de-consecrated and functions as the local heritage centre.

Education

Balrothery has one primary level national school, named after the saint Oliver Plunkett. Second-level schools which serve the area include Balbriggan Community College, Loreto College in Balbriggan, Ardgillan Community College, Skerries Community College or Gormanston College in County Meath.

Sport

Balrothery Balbriggan Tennis Club, located in the village's Glebe South Park, is a Tennis Ireland approved club serving Balrothery, Balbriggan and surrounding areas.

North County Cricket Club was founded in 1985 after a merger of Balrothery and Man-O-War cricket clubs. Balbriggan Golf Club borders Balrothery village.

Balrothery Football Club is a local association football (soccer) club, and local GAA clubs include O'Dwyers GAA in near-by Balbriggan and Man-O-War GFC to the south of the village.

Notable people

Anne Cassin, RTÉ news and television presenter
Mikey Graham, Actor and member of Irish boyband Boyzone
Nicholas Hill, Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
John Mooney & Paul Mooney, Irish International Cricketers

References

"Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Balrothery". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
"Baile an Ridire/Balrothery".
"Balbriggan Churches | Visit Balbriggan".
"Balrothery Tennis Club".
"Cricket | Balrothery".
"Balbriggan Golf Club - Balbriggan, Co. Dublin".
"Balrothery FC – Local Football Club for Balrothery, Town of the Knights".

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